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    Not all parasitism involves feeding on the body of the host. The exception is:
    1. Ectoparasitism
    2. Endopasitism 
    3. Parasitoids
    4. Brood Parasitism
    Choose the option from the codes given below:

    A) 1 only              

    B) 2 only

    C) 3 only              

    D) 4 only

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Brood parasites are organisms that use the strategy of brood parasitism, a kind of kleptoparasitism found among birds, fish or insects, involving the manipulation and use of host individuals either of the same (intraspecific brood-parasitism) or different species (interspecific brood-parasitism) to raise the young of the brood-parasite.


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